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Hoeven faces primary challenge from political newcomer

Poll worker David Wyum, left, helps a voter get started on an electronic voting machine at a hotel conference room in West Fargo, N.D., during North Dakota's primary election on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. West Fargo is one of the state's fastest-growing cities with a population of about 37,000 residents. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)

Poll inspector Mary Sinner, left, talks with Vonnie Rostad after Rostad cast her vote at a hotel in West Fargo, N.D., during North Dakota's primary election on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Rostad was a longtime poll inspector who said she misses the job because she "liked meeting the people." (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)

FILE - Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. speaks May 4, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. An unusually large number of Republican races for legislative seats in North Dakota's primary on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, may help lure voters for an election where turnout has typically been anemic. Hoeven is seen as a shoo-in for a third term in the Republican primary over Riley Kuntz, a political newcomer and oil field worker. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib File)

Hoeven faces primary challenge from political newcomer